[Robotgroup] Centipede repair

[Andre Lamothe]

Still waiting for Dale, but another collector of arcade games seems to think 
its a bad RAM. Also, suggested that the place he goes is this BB in the 
repair section:

http://forums.klov.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php?Cat=&C=2

Within hours experts will give you some answers about your machine, post a 
message with links to the pics and you should get a definitive answer. So, I 
am 70% thinking its a RAM, 30% one of the ROMS.

Andre'

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andre Lamothe" <ceo at nurve.net>
To: "Evan Harris" <eharris at puremagic.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 4:34 PM
Subject: Re: [Robotgroup] KYM ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!! :D


> Sure, for fixing stuff, let me email my friend dale luck, and see what he 
> thinks the issue it.
>
> Andre'
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Evan Harris" <eharris at puremagic.com>
> To: "Andre Lamothe" <ceo at nurve.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 3:49 PM
> Subject: Re: [Robotgroup] KYM ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!! :D
>
>
>
> I have an original circa 1980 Atari Centipede game that has recently
> developed a wierd display problem.  The game seems to play, but every 
> other
> column of the display seems to be upside down, but only kind of.  And the
> moving sprites seem to be stuck in the lower left corner.
>
> Do you think your contacts may be willing to help me troubleshoot it?
>
> Evan
>
>
> On Sat, 19 Apr 2008, Andre Lamothe wrote:
>
>> Wow, I am very jealous. I loved Defender, but wasn't that much a stargate
>> player. However, the machine and game are amazing. I have been promising
>> myself to get a dig dug, centipede, and a couple others for a long time, 
>> but
>> just more things to eat up my time :) However, I might just go the mame
>> cabinent route, Josh Hintze has one, and its definitely pretty cool. 
>> Nothing
>> is as cool as real arcade machines though, but mame cabinents definitely
>> come in a close second and having 5000 games at your finger tips is 
>> pretty
>> cool.
>>
>> I am sure you have resources to fix it, but I know the California Extreme
>> guys really well, and the Amiga graphics programmer (bounce) Dale Luck is 
>> a
>> good friend and an AVID collector, he has like 6,000-10,000 square feet 
>> of
>> arcade games, in a warehouse, nuts, you would love it and does 
>> restorations.
>> So if you need some boards, schematics, etc. that you can't find, I can 
>> put
>> you in touch with them and I am sure they can help.
>>
>> Andre'
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Vern Graner" <vern at txis.com>
>> To: "The Robot Group Mailing List" <robotgroup at puremagic.com>
>> Sent: Saturday, April 19, 2008 8:48 PM
>> Subject: [Robotgroup] KYM ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!! :D
>>
>>
>> WOOT! I have to share!!!  :D
>>
>> So, I get home from Earth day and my wife isn't home yet with the kids.
>> She was out "shopping"... Hmmmm... So, Ed, Robert & I get done with the
>> unload from the show and we're sitting decompressing in the living room
>> when the front door opens. I hear some banging around and some people
>> talking.. My wife walks in and says "I've got a surprise for you!" :)
>>
>> Around the corner a couple of guys come rolling a dolly.. and on that
>> dolly is a WILLIAMS STARGATE DEFENDER ARCADE MACHINE!! Here's a picture
>> of what it looks like (this is not the one I have, just a stock photo):
>>
>> http://ggdb.com/img/ggdb/vol1/2774_1_fs_gm.jpg
>>
>> And here's a video of how it would look when its being played, if you
>> don't remember this baby:
>>
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQYyhreWFD4
>>
>> The unit is a bit of a fixer-upper, but I think I'm up to the task! The
>> previous owner had already begun upgrading and restoring the unit. It
>> has a new switching power supply (to replace the old analog supplies
>> that were prone to failure) and the monitor won't raster (has a visibly
>> blown fuse) but as for case cosmetics & part completeness, its in pretty
>> good shape. (I'll post some pictures soon!).
>>
>> This won't be a short project (yeah, I know, like I *need* more
>> projects!) but it's one I've wanted for a LONGGGG time! :) Defender and
>> Stargate were two of my ALL TIME favorite video games, and now I have a
>> real full-size stand up arcade version that just needs a little TLC to
>> get up and running!
>>
>> My wife ROCKS!!!!!!! :D
>>
>> Vern
>>
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